GALA. Star of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the song “Freed from Desire” once again propelled its creator, Gala, to the fore.
She became, without warning, the star of the 2022 World Cup: the singer Gala is experiencing a resurgence in popularity during this world in Qatar thanks to the song Freed from Desire, yet released for the first time in 1996, exhumed from the disco closet by the Blues, their supporters, but also by the Morocco team, eliminated in the semi-finals by France. If his tube has always been picked up since its release by supporters of different sports, rarely has the spotlight been so strong.
Gala Rizzatto was born in Milan, Italy, on September 6, 1975. She became known at the end of the 1990s, in particular thanks to the planetary tube Freed from Desire, released in 1996. After selling more than six million records worldwide, the one who has remained immortal with her sports anthem has remained relatively discreet on the media scene since the 2010s. In 2014, she headlined the Winter Olympics ceremony in Sochi, after creating her own music label, Matriarchy Records, in the United States. In 2021, Gala released a single, The Parallel Lines.
As for her newfound popularity, thanks to the French team, Gala rejoiced at the microphone of BFMTV: “I am delighted that the French team is using my song. And I am really flattered, because I love France, which is dear to my heart.” In the columns of Parisian, she even said she was ready to go further with the players of the France team. To the question “you would sing Freed from Desire with the Blues?”, she replies: “Yes. I am ready to do it with the France team. I love your country. I have always been well received there. Freed from Desire was diamond disc here. And I even spend some time in Paris for work and because my partner has settled here.”